Exploring Senses artists are collaborating with youth artists to create artwork, music and lyrics, which will be made into a film by Nathan Clear, providing an alternative viewpoint on young people’s challenges in daily life.

The short film will be projected onto the side of the old Lloyds Bank on Broadway in Crawley.

Thanks to Crawley Community Youth Service and Brighton Youth Centre for their support.

Please Note: Oska Bright Film Festival x Dreamy Place Outdoor Film Trail that takes place at the same time in Crawley on 12th October will include this short film on its one hour trail.

Goliath: Playing with Reality by Anagram
All realities are imagined. It’s the ones we share that endure.

Goliath Playing with Reality is a 25 minute animated VR experience about schizophrenia, gaming and connection, presented here as a virtual reality installation of the expanded game world of Goliath.

Through mind-bending animation, explore the limits of reality and a true story of mental health and the power of gaming. Echo (narrated by Tilda Swinton) guides you through the many realities of Goliath, a man who spent years isolated in psychiatric institutions but finds connection in multiplayer games.

Combining heart-felt dialogue, mesmerising visuals and symbolic interactions, weave through multiple worlds to uncover Goliath’s poignant story.

Antipsychotic by Matt McCorkle
Dive into Antipsychotic and journey through the mind of someone with bipolar disorder. This immersive experience marries poetic reflections and personal narratives with captivating audio-reactive visuals and evocative soundscapes, set to the beat of poignant music. It’s more than just listening; it’s feeling and exploring the nuanced challenges of mental health.

With user-friendly game controls and a tactile haptic system, participants are urged to delve deep, navigating a landscape rich with personal experiences. Utilising cutting-edge XR technologies and spatial audio, Antipsychotic isn’t just a story—it’s a harmonious blend of introspection and raw emotion, offering a profound glimpse into pre and post-treatment sentiments.

[Content Guidance: Contains discussions around mental health issues]

Deep by Owen Harris and Niki Smit
A breath controlled virtual reality experience that invites players to navigate through a serene and poetic underwater world. Movement is controlled by slow, deep diaphragmatic breathing which soothes and relieves anxiety in the player. Since 2016 research partners at the Games for Emotional and Mental Health Lab, Radboud University have conducted several studies demonstrating the efficacy of DEEP as an intervention tool for young people with anxiety. The experience is now being applied to a range of conditions including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Long COVID and Functional Neurological Disorders.

Asymmetrically Distributed Hyper Dynamism by Simon Wilkinson, BRiGHTBLACK
BRiGHTBLACK present a video game artwork about ADHD, a science fiction playable podcast built into a retro arcade cabinet, set within a dream, documenting a day on ADHD medication.

As the drug kicks in and the symptoms disappear one by one, the artists explore the comedic juxtaposition between an ADHD brain which finds itself in a world where it can thrive vs one where it is doomed to cause annoyance.

Entry: Free

There will be a panel discussion at 1.45pm – 2.30pm drawing on themes within the Embodied Realities exhibition. Full details here

Visitors are invited to connect, collaborate or just hang out in the sonic field. With an international crew of invited artists, the exhibition will change and develop everyday so multiple visits are advised.

Launch event: Wednesday 18th October, 7pm – 10pm
Exhibition runs: Thursday 19th October, 2pm – 9pm / Friday 20th October, 2pm – 9pm / Saturday 21st October, 2pm – 9pm / Sunday 22nd October, 2pm – 9pm

Free entry, no booking required. Gallery information here

There will be livestreams throughout the duration of the exhibition.

You are invited to the Telegram channel Operator and Conductors where you can engage with the work. Please scan the QR code to access:

About the artist

Moss is a multi-disciplinary artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human.

Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, film, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, that are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.

They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audio-visual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios, an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.

Moss previously worked under the name Sultana Zana (and featured in Anti Frieze 2 Octobers ago)

Special guests to be announced soon!

Usually off limits to the public, the secret 80-metre tunnel will be transformed into an immersive installation of sound, video and light.

For three days only the tunnel will be transformed into a luminescent landscape with sounds by Chinese artist GUAN as part of a collaborative installation co-created and produced by artist Thomas Buckley.

Special thanks to British Council and Arts Council England for their support in making this project happen.

WARNING: Strobing lights (not safe for people with epilepsy or light sensitivity) and uneven floors (please be careful when walking in the tunnel as it is also dark) – please be aware before entering the space.

A collection of films by Chinese artists, curated by Hangzhou’s artists’ agency Martin Goya Business. Showing as a group exhibition at Lighthouse, films by artists CHILLCHILL, GUAN, LazyBackHome, Uan and Zhu Jinkun will surprise, challenge and consume viewers.

About the artists in the exhibition

CHILLCHILL is an artist whose art practice revolves around urban life, third world and subculture. He uses his unique sense of humour to mix the virtual world and the real world he lives in. He mentions his work as a “stand-up show about realism”. He works on 3D rendered moving images and live performances with real- time rendering by game engines.

GUAN (Guan Boyang) is an electronic music producer and digital media artist from Hangzhou. He is currently signed under the Modern Sky label and has established himself firmly in the Chinese music scene with his unique digital dystopian aesthetics. Graduating from the China Academy of Art, he has developed his own distinctive approach to sound and other mediums, critically examining the relationship between humans and technology in digital society.

GUAN’s work is characterised by its eccentricity and is known for its fusion and versatility in musical genres. Through his imaginative exploration of future mutant organisms, he has created a “high-tech naturalism” sound system, where radical sonic experiments shape bizarre and organic landscapes.

LazyBackHome attempts to deconstruct these observations and visually represent the fragmented nature of the information era through collage. Her work delves into the triangular relationship among media, authority, and individuals, deeply embedded in the context of the internet society.
She has shown work at The Wrong Digital Art Biennale, Florence Biennale, OTA FINE ART Gallery, Ars Electronica’s “Yami-Ichi,” and Venice Biennale. In 2023, she conducted a residency at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel Art Center in Shanghai.

Uan is an independent artist, mainly using installation, moving images and performance as creative media, engaged in art and fashion for about 10 years, and now lives in Shanghai. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins Womenswear, She worked as an art director for various media and brands, stages and videos, T Magazine, VOGUE, Bazaar fashion, Instyle, GQ etc. Meanwhile, she is active as a visual artist, installation maker and performer in art exhibitions, club culture, fashion shows and other multi-dimensional stages.

Uan’s works are characterised by a kind of role-playing/magical/occult/virtual idol/eroticism/cyborg, exploring the Intersections of Audio-Visual, Performance, and Installation Art, refer to investigate the intersections of these forms of art, with a focus on how they can be combined to create innovative and immersive art experiences. to stimulate hyper-real sensory trips.

Zhu Jinkun focuses on the complex network society, reveals the halo under the authority of media and technology, and responds to or subverts reality with the weirdness in it. In the context of the global Internet, the boundaries of identity, community, and culture have melted and broken, and the contradictions and conflicts born when this knot was opened are staged in turn between reality and fiction.

His works have been exhibited at 660 Madison Avenue, COMA Gallery, Venice Armory, Zhejiang Art Museum, MARTIN GOYA BUSINESS, chi K11 Art Center (Hong Kong), TANK ART Shanghai, West Bund Art Museum (Shanghai), Liu Haisu Art Museum, CEF Experimental Image Center.

Exploring Senses artists are collaborating with youth artists to create, artwork, music, lyrics which will be made into a film by Nathan Clear, providing an alternative viewpoint on young people’s challenges in daily life.

The short film will be projected onto the side of TK Maxx in Brighton on North Street.

Thanks to Crawley Community Youth Service and Brighton Youth Centre for their support.

Enter into a synaesthetic world of swirling light and soothing spatial music that combines in a bioluminescent symphony, exploring the connective between individual collective consciousness, the environment and the biosphere. You are invited melt into the space, to stretch, relax and to give your body what it needs.

Deep by Owen Harris and Niki Smit
A breath controlled virtual reality experience that invites players to navigate through a serene and poetic underwater world. Movement is controlled by slow, deep diaphragmatic breathing which soothes and relieves anxiety in the player. Since 2016, research partners at the Games for Emotional and Mental Health Lab, Radboud University have conducted several studies demonstrating the efficacy of DEEP as an intervention tool for young people with anxiety, including: its role in long term efficacy in reducing anxiety and enhancing long term efficacy via a full randomised control trial, and its ability to reduce disruptive classroom behaviour in children with complex needs. The experience is now being applied to a range of conditions including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Long COVID and Functional Neurological Disorders.

Asymmetrically Distributed Hyper-Dynamism by Simon Wilkinson, BRiGHTBLACK
BRiGHTBLACK present a video game artwork about ADHD, a science fiction playable podcast built into a retro arcade cabinet, set within a dream, documenting a day on ADHD medication.

As the drug kicks in and the symptoms disappear one by one, the artists explore the comedic juxtaposition between an ADHD brain which finds itself in a world where it can thrive vs one where it is doomed to cause annoyance.

Please note: There are limited spaces available for a number of the virtual reality experiences. Sign up times will be available on the day. We recommend arriving early to avoid disappointment.

There will be an interactive panel discussion at 3.30pm – 5pm drawing on themes within the Embodied Realities exhibition. Full details here

Free entry.

Writing Photography is an interdisciplinary experiment and a collaborative creative exercise. We invite you to join us for an outdoor walking tour of mini-exhibitions across 5 surprising locations in Brighton’s North Laine.

With work by Alice Triff and Lois Holland, Alex Simpson and Victoria Gore, Marnie Cox Harrison and Zoe Montgomery, Olivia White and Grace Boulton, Caitlin Mackenzie-Hunt and Stanislas Sauvage.

The walking tour will be led by the artists and includes 5 stops. The route is wheelchair accessible.

This event is free. Please book a free ticket via the tour links below to let us know you’ll be coming.

Tour 1 at 3pm: Book here
Tour 2 at 6pm: Book here

We will meet at Fabrica 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG.